Britain allowed Ukrainians to use Storm Shadows a week after President Biden authorized the use of American-made missiles inside Russia, a shift from a more cautious military strategy.

Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at Russian targets for the first time, the BBC understands. The war-torn country was previously restricted to using the long-range missiles within its own borders.

Ukraine has fired British-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time.The missiles were fired into the Kursk region on Wednesday morning, in response to Russia deploying North Korean troops in its war against Ukraine,